Paul Reed and farm manager are shown with the trench silo recently constructed and filled with corn silage. Silo is covered with black four mil polyethylene plastic and covered with a layer of sawdust four inches deep. Located two miles west of Woodbury off HWY 70.

Farm owner

Reed, Paul

Contextual note

One in a series of photographs of agricultural activities in Cannon County, TN that were taken by W.L. Clement, District Conservationist for the U.S. Soil Conservation Service, and his assistants between the mid-1940s and mid-1970s.

People in Photograph

Paul Reed

Collection Name

Photographs of W.L. Clement, U.S. Soil Conservation Service

ID Number

T-1383-12

Subject-LCSH

Silos;

Subject-TGM

Photographic prints;

Geographic Location

Cannon County (Tenn.)

Community Name

Woodbury;

Soil Conservation District or Watershed

TN-SCD-19; Stones River

Type

Image

Format

jpeg

Genre

Photograph

Extent

Approx. 4.5" x 4"

Source file

T138312_117f_trenchsilo

Copyright status

Publication of the United States government. Not copyrighted

Conditions for use

May be freely reproduced. Please credit the original photograph to: United States Soil Conservation Service. Credit the source of the digital item to: Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University.

Digital Publisher

Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University